Disney and Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” earns a record-breaking $21.5 million in China on Wednesday, topping Marvel’s “The Avengers” as the highest opening day in the country’s box office history.

The Academy hosts the final event in its three-week VFX Convergence craft series, “From Matte Paintings to Full Environments and Set Extensions,” moderated by visual effects branch governor Craig Barron and visual effects branch member Theresa Rygiel.

Spin VFX wins BAFTA award for best visual effects in the Television Craft category for its work in the TV mini-series “Titanic.”

Visual effects company Framestore wins two awards for Best Visual Effects at the Clios, taking silver for Qualcomm Snapdragon “Coming Soon” and bronze for the groundbreaking simulation VFX used to dismantle the Nissan Altima in “Wouldn’t It Be Cool.”

e-on announces the availability of Vue 11.5 xStream and Infinite.

Rogue State turns to LightWave 11.5 3D software to conquer CG dragons and 220 visual effects shots for “Dracano.”

Thinkbox software releases Stoke MX particle reflow tool for Autodesk 3ds Max.

The visual effects giant is reportedly looking at opening a facility in the U.K. to take advantage of foreign tax subsidies.

Visual effects house Pixomondo announces plans to close its Berlin offices on May 31.

An award-winning team of motion graphics designers and animators leverage MAXON’s CINEMA 4D software application to visualize and design the complex in-camera and on-screen motion-graphics sequences in Universal Pictures’ “Oblivion.”

The One Club announces the addition of Parisfx to the Creative Week 2013 program in order to showcase the most creative and innovative French companies in digital arts and VFX.

Leviathan wins the FITC Best Animation Award for “Wooden Toy,” and the WorldFest Platinum Remi Award for Visual/Special Effects for the short film “Lilith.”

As the final night of its VFX Convergence craft series, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents a panel discussion on how matte paintings and set extensions allow films to be enriched by creating entire worlds never built or seen before.

“Iron Man 3” opens to a massive $198.4 million overseas, bigger than “Avengers.”

Production Pipeline Expo will showcase a DreamWorks Animation session on the Art of “The Croods” and “Turbo” and a Pixomondo session about the FX work included within Universal Pictures’ hit film “Oblivion.”

Europe's most influential conference on digital entertainment concludes with more than 3,200 professionals, students and journalists in attendance.

To usher in the new app from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, Click 3X teams up with Cooke&Co CD/Copywriter Marty Cooke to create the spot “Variations on a Hail.”

Alpha provides post services for the feature length documentary, “Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans Of My Little Pony,” which follows the cultural phenomenon of “Bronies” around the world.

Technology developer KO GmbH announces support services for professional paint application Krita.

LOOK Effects hires visual effects industry veteran Wendy Lanning as executive visual effects producer.